The project of 8 hybrid mini-grids is of a total installed capacity of 550 kWp in the localities mentioned above: six hybrid mini-grids with an installed capacity of 350 kWp were funded by the Malian Government (AMADER) / World Bank (Russian Trust Fund) and FRES/NUON, and two hybrid mini-grids with an installed capacity of 200 kWp were funded by the government of the Netherlands (DGIS) and FRES/NUON. These projects represent a serious alternative to generators for the electrification of rural areas with no access to the national grid.